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The unacknowledged legacy of Pathisa Nyathi
The late Pathisa Nyathi, a celebrated historian, educator, and cultural advocate, whose lifetime of work contributed greatly to the preservation and promotion of Zimbabwe's rich heritage, was overlook...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:56hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi's final journey: Exploring African science and witchcraft
In a chilly July mid-morning last year, Pathisa Nyathi, a renowned African cultural historian and prolific author, walked into the Sunday News newsroom, carrying with him three new books. These works ...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:49hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans are educated for nothing: A nation of intellectuals with no voice
Zimbabwe is a country blessed with a wealth of intellectual capital.Its people are among the most educated in Africa, with a strong tradition of academic excellence, particularly in fields lik...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 14:26hrs | 35451 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Humanity is moving away from hegemony towards multipolarity
The world needs Russia and there is nothing Washington or Brussels can do about it, President Vladimir Putin told the Valdai Forum on Thursday. America and its allies are simply trying to go against t...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:41hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Joint venture to upgrade Harare-Nyamapanda Road
The Zimbabwean Cabinet, under the leadership of Honourable Anxious Masuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, convened to review the latest developments on the 202...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Why Kamala Harris Lost and How Donald Trump Won: A Deep Analysis of the 2024 US Election
Today I am mourning, but this too shall favour me - Donald Trump's victory and Kamala Harris's loss carry lessons for us all. She joined the race just 107 days ago, facing a former president who began...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1718 | by Ifeanyi Abraham
Pathisa Nyathi burial today
Prominent historian, writer, and cultural advocate Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away last Saturday at the age of 73, will be laid to rest today at Bulawayo's prestigious Lady Stanley Cemetery. The cemet...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
The cancel culture is misogynistic. Mokoena must be silenced by Zanu PF!
The political culture of South Africa is not interchangeable with that of Zimbabwean political landscape. These two countries are different even in the processes of gaining their political independenc...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:51hrs | 878 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa mourns Pathisa Nyathi, but....
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed profound sorrow following the passing of revered historian and educationist Pathisa Nyathi, describing his death as an irreplaceable loss to Zimbabwe's cultu...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 15:48hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Sophie Mokoena's lack of subtlety in her bias is painfully obvious to anyone
If Sophie Mokoena is truly representative of the so-called "journalistic standards" at SABC, then it's no wonder people question the intellectual rigour of South African media as a whole. A wo...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1607 | by Dereck Goto
ANC introduces its version of Chitepo School of Ideology
As the African National Congress (ANC) works to rebuild its relationship with the electorate following significant electoral setbacks, the party has declared political education a top priority. All AN...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 08:03hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
IsiNdebele language under threat
The iSiNdebele language is under threat of being eliminated, suppressed, and corrupted, despite ongoing efforts by speakers and writers to preserve and promote it, experts revealed during the inaugura...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:02hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Deeds Office sucked into Harare land scam
The Harare City Council (HCC) land scam involving plots in Greendale has escalated, drawing in the Deeds Office amid serious allegations of the creation of fake deeds by individuals allegedly linked t...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
'PVO Bill will clean up Zimbabwe civic space,' says Ziyambi
The Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill successfully passed through the Senate on Thursday, moving a step closer to becoming law. The bill, which has stirred controversy, was read for...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 21:03hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
'Ndema Ngwenya foretold present political, cultural, language crisis'
Describing Mthandazo Ndema Ngwenya simply as a novelist would be an understatement, as his intellectual work, political activism, and academic contributions foretold many of the political, cultural, a...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:10hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's adviser says ZiG is 'doomed', warns RBZ Governor
Local economist and adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Eddie Cross, has issued a stark warning to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu, cautioning that the country's new Zim...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:10hrs | 5661 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt working on currency stability
In a comprehensive State of the Nation Address delivered yesterday at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, President Emmerson Mnangagwa highlighted the government's ongoing efforts to stabilize ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Harare lawyer arrested for alleged fraudulent property sale
Harare lawyer Agness Chatsama has been arrested on allegations of manufacturing fraudulent documents to facilitate the illicit sale of a flat in the capital's Avenues area. She is expected to appear i...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:21hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
'Mat South 5' express frustration over court delays in ZAPU leadership dispute
Five former members of ZAPU in Matabeleland South, known as the 'Mat South Five,' have voiced frustration over the prolonged court delay in ruling on their case challenging the legitimacy of Sibangili...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:30hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's missing link
IN today's rapidly changing global business environment, organisations are under increasing pressure to remain competitive, innovative and sustainable.Leadership, in its truest sense, has beco...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:29hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean have a mindset problem
Look at this picture!It is unquestionable that Zimbabwe has a terrible government, the worst it has ever had. However, Zimbabweans also have a mindset problem rooted in a competitive e...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 768 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Chamisa questions SADC's integrity
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticized the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership by appointing him...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema blunders again
Today, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold the 44th ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government in Harare, Zimbabwe. The SADC Summit is accountable for the regional bloc's...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 15:47hrs | 3290 | by Dr Fred M'membe
ANC of Ramaphosa: Obliterating, political cleansing of left leaning socialists
South Africa is witnessing a significant shift in its political landscape after the African National Congress (ANC), under President Cyril Ramaphosa, lost its majority in Parliament. This development ...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 234 | by Marshall Ndlela
Thekwane High School celebrates Centenary of excellence
Thekwane High School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Established in 1924 by Reverend Herbert Carter, a Methodist Church Missionary, the school has a mi...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:10hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 34 | by Nomazulu Thata
Joe Biden has entered the twilight zone!
The debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump has revealed a terrible secret Democrats have been hiding from American citizens for the last three years. London'...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:42hrs | 4 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Chivayo and Russia: Lessons from South Africa
Among those Zimbabweans observing the elections in South Africa was Owen Chikukwa in Cape Town.The loss of power by the African National Congress can easily be explained. Brother Owen put it s...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:46hrs | 12 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwean doctor nominated for continental award
Dr. Rufaro Nyakatawa, a distinguished Zimbabwean doctor renowned for her innovative contributions to paediatric medicine and advocacy for enhanced healthcare services for children in Africa, has been ...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
What the CIA really thought about Mugabe and other African leaders
One was "highly emotional", another prone to "erratic personal behaviour", and one was said to have quite impressive intellectual and political skills.Those were some of the frank assessments ...Published: 28 May 2024 at 11:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
South Africa has a Zuma problem
Here's a copy of the intellectually embarrassing judgment handed down today by the Constitutional Court of South Africa, politically disqualifying former President Jacob Zuma from standing for electio...Published: 27 May 2024 at 15:59hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Smith & apartheid regimes were angels compared to 44-Year-Old 'independent' Zimbabwe
Talking in terms of segregation, oppression and savagery towards those considered as foreigners or political undesirables, no present or past government in Southern Africa matches the black Shona supr...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:56hrs | 16 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to 'embrace, defend the ZiG'
Sustainable economic development can only be achieved through the use of a local currency which will stimulate economic growth and guarantee stability, President Mnangagwa has said.This follow...Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency crisis: Time to face the truth
THERE is, of course, no such thing as "a shortage of foreign currency".In open and disciplined markets, all that such a claim reflects is an over-valued local currency, whose managers resist t...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Obert Nyandoro
King Lobengula fate mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding the fate of 19th century Ndebele King Lobengula - son of the nation's founder King Mzilikazi - is still a moot historical event to Ndebele people, some Zimbabweans and scholars...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 10:30hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
The rise of General Chiwenga: My reply to this article
My article today is to reply an article written by Samkeliso Ncube on Bulawayo 24: it was written in large; The rise of General Chiwenga, Zimbabwe's vanguard to a prosperous future. This article is no...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:30hrs | 13 | by Nomazulu Thata
How NFTs have transformed the art world
The art world has historically been regarded as an exclusive domain, preserved for a select few who have the contacts, money, and expertise required to enter it. Owning a prestigious piece of art has,...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 24 | by Staff Reporter
Zulus demand 100 cows from ANC's Duma for his rogue behaviour
Zulu royal regiments have suggested that KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Siboniso Duma pay 100 cows as an apology to King Misuzulu for "disrespecting" His Maj...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZMC threatens to muzzle the press on Gukurahundi genocide reporting
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chairperson, Professor Ruby Magosvongwe, says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Matinyarare clash with Mnangagwa's stance on sanctions raises concerns
Political activist Rutendo Matinyarare has emerged with statements that directly contradict President Emmerson Mnangagwa's stance on the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, prompting concerns and igniting ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 18:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'US should release evidence of corruption and venality by Harare leaders'
Zimbabwean public intellectual Professor Ibbo Mandaza says the United States should release evidence of corruption and venality by Harare leaders so that people appreciate the sanctions explanation an...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 18:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks to control Gukurahundi genocide coverage process
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chair Professor Ruby Magosvongwe says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative clique ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital title deeds on the cards
THE Presidential Title Deeds programme will soon unveil a digitalised and securitised document that is tear and water proof as the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa moves to curb cases of fra...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Selection of gukurahundi journalists opaque and dodgy
A group of local Zimbabwean journalists, whose selection has been clearly opaque and dodgy, are grappling with how media should cover the upcoming Gukurahundi outreach programme hearings into the 1980...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:44hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Fierce battle over Chamisa face ensues
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's main challenger in the August 23 presidential elections Nelson Chamisa might have quit his Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, but the confusion engulfing the cou...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 10:45hrs | 3 | by Tawanda Majoni
Copyright claims plague artists due to ignorance
THE legal principle ignorantia juris non excusat, meaning: Ignorance of the law is no excuse, underscores the fundamental responsibility that individuals have to abide by the law, regardless of person...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 11 | by Clinton Chipo
Decoloniality vs mental re-orientation
PART of the duty and responsibility of today's academics and intellectuals is to find answers to Africa's development challenges.This is because the post-independent African State has done not...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Bulawayo set for major transformation
BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising future for the city....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up at Deeds Office
A MAJOR shake-up to eliminate corrupt activities in the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property is underway, The Sunday Mail has learnt.This follows a series of complaints and...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chaos in ACCZ, as dismissed clergymen resist Ndanga's unconstitutional authority
In yet another dismal performance episode and absolute testimony of failure, the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe's few remaining bishops have resisted dismissal by its former leader, Arch-bish...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 08:01hrs | 51 | by Ndou Paul in Zvishavane
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